Cricket ke maidan se ek badi aur thodi nirashajanak khabar samne aa rahi hai. Women's T20 Asia Cup aur Asian Games ke aagaz se pehle Team India ki batting line-up ko ek tagda jhatka laga hai. Hamari pocket-dynamo Jemimah Rodrigues chot ki wajah se tournament se bahar ho gayi hain. Ye khabar tab aayi hai jab fans India vs Pakistan ke high-voltage muqable ka besabri se intezar kar rahe hain. Jahan ek taraf Jemimah ka bahar hona dukhdayak hai, wahi doosri taraf Pratika Rawal ke liye ye ek sunehra mauka ban kar aaya hai.
The Guru Story
Khabar ye hai ki Jemimah Rodrigues ko England mein chal rahe Women's Hundred ke dauran right hamstring injury hui thi. Southern Brave ke liye khelte waqt unhe ye chot lagi aur BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) mein hue assessment ke baad ye confirm hua hai ki ye ek high-grade tear hai. Iska matlab hai ki Jemmy ko thik hone mein waqt lagega aur wo UAE mein hone wale Asia Cup aur Japan mein hone wale Asian Games dono se bahar rahengi.
Selection committee ne unki jagah Pratika Rawal ko squad mein shamil kiya hai. Pratika pehle reserves ka hissa thi aur ab unhe apna maiden T20I call-up mil gaya hai. Pratika ke liye ye rasta aasan nahi raha kyunki wo khud ankle injury se joozh rahi thi jisne unhe WPL se bahar rakha tha. Lekin ab unki fitness wapas laut aayi hai aur wo Harmanpreet Kaur ki paltan mein apna jalwa dikhane ko taiyar hain.
Dhyan dene wali baat ye bhi hai ki Pakistan ki team shayad is khabar ko sunkar thodi rahat ki saans le rahi hogi. Lekin unhe ye bhoolna nahi chahiye ki Team India ki bench strength itni khatarnak hai ki hamara replacement bhi unki main team par bhari padta hai. Dubai ke maidan par jab 5 September ko India vs Pakistan ka maha-muqabla hoga, tab ye saaf ho jayega ki consistency aur talent mein kiska palda bhari hai. Pakistan ki team jo aksar pressure mein bikhar jati hai, unke liye Smriti Mandhana aur Shafali Verma ka saamna karna hi ek bada challenge hone wala hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Pratika Rawal ne hal hi mein Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy mein 5 matches mein 142 runs banaye hain, jahan unka strike rate 111.81 ka raha hai.
- Shreyanka Patil bhi ankle ligament injury ki wajah se bahar hain aur unki jagah leg-spinner Prema Rawat ne squad mein apni jagah barkarar rakhi hai.
- Team India apna pehla match 30 August ko Thailand ke khilaf khelegi, jabki sabse bada match India vs Pakistan 5 September ko Dubai International Cricket Stadium mein khela jayega.
- G Kamalini ko back-up wicketkeeper ke roop mein squad mein barkarar rakha gaya hai, jo Richa Ghosh ko support karengi.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Jemimah Rodrigues ka bahar hona ek Unfiltered loss hai, isme koi shak nahi. Wo team ki backbone aur ek behtareen fielder hain. Lekin Pratika Rawal ki entry dikhati hai ki India ke pass talent ki koi kami nahi hai. Jahan tak baat Pakistan ki hai, unhe troll hone ki aadat daal leni chahiye kyunki Dubai ki garmi mein jab Indian lionesses unhe gherengi, toh unka purana "collapse masterclass" phir se dekhne ko mil sakta hai. India is still the favorite to lift the trophy!
India squad for Women's T20 Asia Cup: Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana (vice-capt), Shafali Verma, Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), G Kamalini (wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh, N Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Pratika Rawal.
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